Download files to your local system.
Navigate to /backend, and issue the following commands:
npm install --save-dev hardhat @nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle ethereum-waffle chai @nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers ethers
Open Metamask and click on the network dropdown in the top center of the screen.
Click on "Custom RPC".
In the "New Network" screen, enter the following information:
Network Name: Hardhat
RPC URL: http://localhost:8545
Chain ID: 31337
Currency Symbol: ETH
Click on "Save" to save the network configuration.
In another terminal, navigate to /backend and issue the following command:
Finally, in a 3rd terminal, navigate to /frontend and issue the following commands: